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  • Seagreen Deploys ZephIR LiDAR Tandem

    13 April 2017
    Environment, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Seagreen Wind Energy Limited has deployed two ZephIR Wind LiDAR units as part of the ongoing engineering works for the design of the wind turbine generators, their foundations, and the array layout at the 2.45GW Firth of Forth Zone off Scotland. One of the LiDAR units was deployed on a floating buoy within the Seagreen Zone […]

  • France’s EUR 2.08 Billion Aid for Floating Offshore Wind Project Gets EU Nod

    14 February 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Research & Development

    The European Commission (EC) has approved, under EU State aid rules, a EUR 2.08 billion measure to support the construction and operation of a floating offshore wind farm in France. The floating offshore wind project will be located off the coast of South Brittany and is expected to have a capacity of 230 MW to […]

  • Imtra Kits Out Atlantic Pioneer with Lights and Wipers

    22 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology, Vessels

    Massachusetts-based Imtra has recently delivered a searchlight, wipers and LED lights to the first US-flagged offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel (CTV) – the Atlantic Pioneer. Imtra has supplied the Colorlight CL20 high-output searchlight, Decca Straight Line wiper system, and LED deck, interior and engine room lights for the Blount Boats-built, 69-foot CTV. The vessel was locally […]

  • Maersk Makes Grand Entrance Into Offshore Wind Installation Market

    29 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The recently announced wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) for which Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine won a shipbuilding contract is now confirmed to have been ordered by Maersk, whose subsidiary Maersk Supply Service has just revealed that it signed a firm contract with a joint venture between Equinor and BP for the installation of the Empire 1 […]

  • DP Energy Plans 300 MW Floating Wind Farm in Celtic Sea

    12 November 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    DP Energy has unveiled plans for a 300 MW floating offshore wind farm in the Celtic Sea, at a site located in the waters between the West Wales and South West of England. The project, named Gwynt Glas (Welsh for blue wind), could generate enough renewable energy to supply up to 300,000 homes. Site research […]

  • FLOTANT Validates Dynamic Cable Design for Floating Wind

    9 September 2021
    R&D

    The consortium behind the FLOTANT project has completed the validation of a dynamic cable concept for deepwater floating wind projects. As part of the dynamic cable scope, consortium partners Hellenic Cables and ITA have completed the design and engineering of a braided armor for the protection of the dynamic cables cross-section. This consisted of the […]

  • Danes Brainstorming on Environmental Assessments for New Offshore Wind Farms

    6 March 2023
    Authorities, Environment

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has opened a public consultation period to gather ideas for the environmental assessments of the plans for the country’s new offshore wind farms in the North and Baltic Seas. DEA is working on planning for the areas that were last year identified as suitable for the establishment of offshore wind […]

  • ESB and Rosslare Europort Strike Up Offshore Wind Partnership

    23 February 2023
    Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    Ireland’s ESB and Iarnród Éireann (Port Authority for Rosslare Europort) have signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on the organisations’ respective development plans to support offshore wind projects in the Celtic and Irish Seas. With ESB developing a portfolio of offshore wind farms, and Rosslare Europort progressing plans to establish the port as […]

  • UK: Two Met Masts Completed at East Anglia Offshore Wind Zone

    22 August 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Contractors working for Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables have completed the installation of two of the UK’s most advanced weather monitoring stations for the 7200MW East Anglia Offshore Wind Zone off the Norfolk and Suffolk coast. The contracts for the £17 million weather monitoring project were overseen by Aberdeen based Wood Group, with Steel Engineering of […]

  • Vestas 15 MW Prototype Now at Full Throttle

    3 April 2023
    Business development, Technology

    Last week, three months after it was installed at the National Test Center for large wind turbines in Østerild, Denmark, Vestas’s V236-15.0 MW prototype wind turbine reached its nominal power rating of 15 MW. The company’s new flagship wind turbine produced its first electricity shortly after being installed in December 2022 and has started operating at […]

  • Triton Knoll Onshore Works Start

    10 September 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Triton Knoll onshore construction officially started in Lincolnshire on Monday, 10 September, as the project commenced work on the electrical system to transport power from the 860MW offshore wind farm to UK homes.

  • Reef Subsea Provides Installation and Trenching Services to Offshore Industries (UK)

    18 October 2011
    Business & Finance

      Reef Subsea AS announced that its new UK subsidiary, Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical Ltd. – based in North East England – is able to provide subsea installation and trenching services to its clients in both the Offshore Oil & Gas and Renewables markets. The company has just announced an order for a new […]

  • ABP Reopens Lowestoft Town Quay

    22 July 2015

    Associated British Ports (ABP) has invested £4.5 million in the reconstruction of Town Quay at the Port of Lowestoft, ensuring it is fit for purpose for at least the next 50 years. Town Quay was officially re-opened by Lieutenant Commander Gavin Dawe, Commanding Officer of the Royal Australian Navy tall ship Young Endeavour, which was […]

  • Geotechnical Survey to Begin at North Irish Sea Array Site

    11 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    A geotechnical site investigation campaign is set to begin at the proposed North Irish Sea Array (NISA) wind farm area offshore Ireland. The campaign will involve the deployment of seabed borehole drilling and Cone Penetration Test (CPT) equipment from a survey vessel at specific locations within the NISA offshore wind farm area. The geotechnical survey, […]

  • Germany: TenneT Awards DolWin3 Project to Alstom

    26 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Transmission System Operator TenneT has awarded the DolWin3 offshore project to Alstom. This project connects the North Sea wind farms to the mainland supergrid and has an investment volume of more than €1 billion. “With this project, we help to take the energy turnaround another step forward and make it possible for offshore wind energy […]

  • Ørsted and PetroVietnam Form Offshore Wind Partnership

    8 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Industry

    Ørsted and PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation Mechanical & Construction (PTSC M&C) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch collaboration on offshore wind projects in Vietnam and globally. This collaboration aims to deliver offshore substations for Ørsted and T&T’s proposed multi-gigawatt pipeline of offshore wind projects in Vietnam, supporting national net-zero targets. In addition […]

  • Carnegie to Deploy 3MW Array at Wave Hub

    1 April 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Carnegie Wave Energy has signed a commitment agreement to secure the final berth at Wave Hub, the offshore renewable energy test facility in Cornwall, to demonstrate its next generation wave technology. Carnegie is advising the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that its UK arm, CETO Wave Energy UK (CWE UK), has secured a berth at Wave […]

  • Scottish Finance Secretary Welcomes Japan Marine Energy Deal

    11 March 2012

    Finance Secretary John Swinney welcomed a deal between the Orkney based European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and the Ocean Energy Association of Japan (OEAJ) to develop Japan’s first marine energy test centre. The Finance Secretary will next month travel to Japan and South Korea to promote Scottish industry including expertise and investment opportunities in Scotland’s […]

  • Massive UK Industrial Base for Offshore Wind Moves a Step Closer

    28 August 2013
    Authorities

    RenewableUK has welcomed today’s Government announcement that it is minded to grant planning permission for a huge industrial base for the offshore wind sector on the east coast of England as a significant step forward which could lead to the creation of thousands of jobs. This is a positive step forward for the £450 million […]

  • Typhoon Offshore Opens London Office (UK)

    30 November 2011

    Typhoon Offshore, the independent energy innovator, has opened an office in London to enhance its presence in one of the world’s largest, and fastest growing, markets for offshore wind power generation. This announcement follows Typhoon Offshore’s earlier announcement that it opened an office in Seoul, South Korea. The UK office, located in the City, will […]

  • Scottish FM Opens Renewable Energy Skills Training Academy

    24 August 2012
    Authorities, Training & Education

    A cutting-edge skills academy for Scotland’s renewable energy sector has been officially opened by First Minister Alex Salmond yesterday during a visit to Steel Engineering as part of a programme of events to mark the Scottish Cabinet visit to Renfrew. Sixty modern apprentices will be trained during the first year of the Renewable Energy Skills […]

  • South Korean Offshore Wind Turbine Gets Type Certificate

    9 July 2019
    Technology

    South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (DHIC) has received a type certificate for its 5.56MW offshore wind turbine from the international certification agency UL DEWI-OCC. A type certificate is issued after a comprehensive evaluation of the system’s design, performance test of both the parts and the finished product, and evaluation of the related manufacturing […]

  • USA: Sierra Club Publishes New Report Highlighting Attack on Clean Energy

    3 August 2012

    Over the past decade, the fossil fuel industry has mounted a coordinated campaign to discredit renewable energy and hinder its growth, according to a new report released today by the Sierra Club. The report, Clean Energy Under Siege, reveals how the fossil fuel industry is using tactics such as financial contributions to political campaigns, faux […]

  • Seacat Ranger Heads to Westermost Rough after Naming Ceremony

    10 June 2014

    Following completion of inaugural sea trials in May, Seacat Ranger will embark on a string of European offshore wind farm charter contracts that will keep her under continuous, active charter until May 2015. Seacat Ranger is the latest 24-metre catamaran to join Seacat Services, a class leading offshore energy support vessel operator that now operates […]

  • Japanese Company Buys Shares in Two Belgian Offshore Wind Projects

    1 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Sumitomo Corporation have completed the purchase of shares in two offshore wind farm projects (Belwind and Northwind) off the coast of Belgium from Parkwind NV (Parkwind). Parkwind is jointly controlled by its shareholders Colruyt Group, Korys, the investment holding of the Colruyt family, and the Flemish investment fund PMV. The Belwind project is located on the […]

  • UK: E.ON Orders 16 Monopiles for Humber Gateway OWF from TAG

    27 February 2013

    E.ON and TAG Energy Solutions has announced that TAG has been awarded a contract to manufacture 16 monopiles and transition pieces for E.ON’s Humber Gateway offshore wind farm. The contract will see the Teesside based manufacturing firm become the first UK manufacturer to secure a substantial monopile and transition piece project for a wind farm […]